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<p>I cried over Steven winning the Watonga Bob award, also. I know how much it meant to Steven. I loved that big, warm, goofy guy, also! And I was so pleased that Ron Frantz received the Legacy Award! He found out he was having twins when he was here in
Newkirk for a visit! That was pretty exciting. I was proud that the Newkirk Junior Main Streeters were recognized. We had five of the very early ones attend - including Michael who was the reason that it even came to be and Meghan who as a fifth grader
came up with their slogan - "Living in the future to repair the past." Of the original four we had Michael and Crystal. Jed, of course, gave his life for his country in Iraq and to honor his memory, we have the Jed Cord students. One of the original four
seems to have dropped off the face of the earth as we cannot find Sarah. At one time we had ordered them all Junior Main Street watches with their slogan on them and Tessa still had hers and wore it. It was an emotional evening for me as this was the first
time in probably 15 years that I had seen these five awesome young adults.</p>
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<p>The program was great - thanks state staff, the food was delicious. Great job with the seating Miss Enid and all the rest of your hard work on this! Congrats to all the winners. I always let our volunteers know that making the top three is a win!<br>
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<div><font color="#2672ec">www.newkirkmainstreet.com</font></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 11, 2017 12:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'downtownincorporated'; 'Schaun Aker'; 'Main Street Duncan'; 'Kelli Yadon'; MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [MainstreetTowns] This was just released to the statewide media</font>
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Oh, what you, Schaun, just wrote is what the awards are really about … it is a way to empower and show appreciation to our towns and partners and volunteers.</p>
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Sitting at my table with me were two young OPSU football players from our Football Family program, a high school Main Street Transformer, and my mom and her husband. When Steven was presented the Director of the Year Award my mind went back
remembering Watonga Bob and his sweet sense of humor, his kindness, that grin that was so endearing, and his enthusiastic love of Watonga. I loved being around Watonga Bob, and there was Steven, who was the Mutt to Watonga Bob’s Jeff. They and their wives
were the best of friends and it was a friendship that not everyone gets to have. And I sat there and cried. FUNNY PART: The football players thought I was crying because I had lost. Shees. No award and their recipient was so right, in my mind, as Steven
accepting the Watonga Bob Award. Besides, Steven is a fantastic Main Street Director and has been for over 20 years … I mean, really?</p>
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WAY TO GO EVERYONE …. Way to go to those who took home awards, and way to go to those who didn’t and were there to support all the communities and the work that the state staff does to put on such a great evening.</p>
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<b>From:</b> MainstreetTowns [mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces@lists.onenet.net] <b>
On Behalf Of </b>downtownincorporated<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 10, 2017 6:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Schaun Aker <mainstreet@aec.coop>; 'Main Street Duncan' <mainstreetduncan@sbcglobal.net>; 'Kelli Yadon' <Kelli.Yadon@okcommerce.gov>; MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [MainstreetTowns] This was just released to the statewide media</p>
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<span style="color:black">From: Schaun Aker <</span><a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:mainstreet@aec.coop">mainstreet@aec.coop</a><span style="color:black">>
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<span style="color:black">Date: 5/10/17 11:42 AM (GMT-06:00) </span></p>
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<span style="color:black">To: 'Main Street Duncan' <</span><a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:mainstreetduncan@sbcglobal.net">mainstreetduncan@sbcglobal.net</a><span style="color:black">>, 'Kelli Yadon' <</span><a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:Kelli.Yadon@okcommerce.gov">Kelli.Yadon@okcommerce.gov</a><span style="color:black">>,
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<span style="color:black">Subject: Re: [MainstreetTowns] This was just released to the statewide media
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<span style="color:#1F497D">I just have to comment on the Board Member of the Year presentation that Main Street makes every year . I am aware of how honored everyone feels to receive this, and the excitement that goes along with it. As for Cherokee Main
Street, it was truly special. Phyllis Puffinbarger, nearly 80 now, was thrilled with this last evening. She kept a smile on her face as she held it in her lap for the rest of the evening and continued to run her fingers over the lettering.
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<span style="color:#1F497D">I am not sure if this was the first time that she had ever won anything like this, but it made all of our evening just observing how special this was to her.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">I just had to say thank you for the gift of recognition that you gave her and for everything you do.</span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Executive Director, Cherokee Main Street</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> MainstreetTowns [</span><a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces@lists.onenet.net"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces@lists.onenet.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Main Street Duncan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 10, 2017 10:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Kelli Yadon'; </span><a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [MainstreetTowns] This was just released to the statewide media</span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Could we all receive the picture of the Board Members of the year?
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> MainstreetTowns [</span><a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces@lists.onenet.net"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces@lists.onenet.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kelli Yadon<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 10, 2017 9:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="mailto:MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [MainstreetTowns] This was just released to the statewide media</span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Photos will be available upon request if any of your local media needs them. I know there were lots of people taking pictures last night as well.
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<b>From:</b> Kelli Yadon <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 10, 2017 9:47 AM<br>
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